tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post4323317055355008362..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Episodic Storytelling - A New Type of BookJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-50074747439511000882015-03-17T15:22:18.734+10:002015-03-17T15:22:18.734+10:00Hi Adam, sorry I missed this very pertinent post.
...Hi Adam, sorry I missed this very pertinent post.<br /><br />I love episodic fiction. And I think we'll definitely see it become bigger in the future. Takes us back to Dickens' day when he released his novels chapter by chapter in the newspaper. Yes, I appreciate that's different again to what you've described but kinda fits in a similar vein.<br /><br />BTW, I've read the 2 Harbinger novellas. Peretti's is good as one would expect from a master story-teller. I'd never read anything by Bill Myers nor Angela Hunt so it's a good way of being introduced to new authors without having to spend a lot of money.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40633192445824264872015-03-05T20:39:30.854+10:002015-03-05T20:39:30.854+10:00Hi Carol, I do believe that Father Brown (TV serie...Hi Carol, I do believe that Father Brown (TV series) is actually based on the Father Brown books by G K Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) - published between 1910-1911 - Chesterton based his character on Father John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford - long predating Ballykissangel. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-29065735065117749522015-03-05T12:30:34.709+10:002015-03-05T12:30:34.709+10:00Thanks Anusha. You're right. Our lives are an ...Thanks Anusha. You're right. Our lives are an ongoing series of events.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40136211555392904852015-03-05T12:27:23.589+10:002015-03-05T12:27:23.589+10:00Thanks Nola. I will.Thanks Nola. I will.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-41757231195812913632015-03-05T12:26:13.995+10:002015-03-05T12:26:13.995+10:00Thanks Carol. A minister/detective is a great idea...Thanks Carol. A minister/detective is a great idea. Sounds like it would work well in either filmed or written form.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-36858391335896342202015-03-05T12:24:07.234+10:002015-03-05T12:24:07.234+10:00I remember having a quick look at your scavenger h...I remember having a quick look at your scavenger hunt stories but them I got busy. Must go back and check them out. I experimented a few years back doing the same type of episodic writing on a blog but I've found people generally prefer to have a story on their e-Reader (even if they have to pay a few dollars for it) than reading a web page from the computer, so expanding your stories into a collection sounds like a great idea.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-4888426717735688462015-03-05T10:41:15.687+10:002015-03-05T10:41:15.687+10:00Very interesting Adam. Thank you for that. I love ...Very interesting Adam. Thank you for that. I love the idea. I'd love to write that kind of novella. After all, our own lives are like that. Chapters brought together to make a whole beautiful story weaved into the common story of God. Sounds like something to explore.<br /><br />Congratulations on your novella that will come out shortly. Very exciting indeed. Well done.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-18586791547576098692015-03-05T10:38:34.147+10:002015-03-05T10:38:34.147+10:00Hi Adam - Thanks for that informative post. I hav...Hi Adam - Thanks for that informative post. I haven't heard of episodic fiction before, but it makes good sense. I really like your comment that " mainstream audiences will happily accept Christian characters in the mix of a larger cast". That's a great point. Good luck with The Remnant. Be sure to post a message on CWD when the pilot episode is out.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-57971441124580455842015-03-05T10:11:09.721+10:002015-03-05T10:11:09.721+10:00Thanks for that Adam. I think it's a great ide...Thanks for that Adam. I think it's a great idea too. I was watching the new TV series, Grantchester last night which seems to be modelled on Father Brown, which seemed to be modelled on the old series, Ballykissangel; all with a minister/priest who becomes the slouth or private investigator or general go to in a small town and inevitably brings in a God perspective. Love these stories and what a great opportunity to do a similar thing in written form. All the best with it. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-87900050634527878612015-03-05T09:51:39.514+10:002015-03-05T09:51:39.514+10:00Hi Adam, thanks for a fascinating article. I love ...Hi Adam, thanks for a fascinating article. I love your point about having multiple protagonists can help non-Christians to relate to the story better. Your premise for The Remant sounds interesting. I had a go at some connected short stories on my webpage last year (tying it in with a Scavenger Hunt) http://jeanetteohagan.com/nardva-files/more-stories/fever-by-jeanette-ohagan/ and am also considering expanding this into a collection Tamrin Tales as well as another series of connected short stories in Barrakan Tales. Great to see that this is an area that is gaining some traction. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.com